After drinks from strangers, DJ woke up beaten outside Montrose bar

Updated 1:54 pm, Wednesday, May 7, 2014

A disc jockey who goes by the name DJ Kittie says she was beaten and left unconscious outside a Montrose bar.

The 30-year-old said she was attacked about 10 p.m. May 4 outside Blur Bar, 710 Pacific.

While at the bar, she drank two beers given to her by some strangers, but she doesn't remember what happened to her, according to HPD.

"All she can remember is waking up in her vehicle, hurting all over her body," said Houston Police Department spokesman Victor Senties. "Apparently she had bruising and a swollen left cheek."

She was taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital, where police interviewed her about 3:30 p.m. May 5, Senties said.

KTRK reported that the woman, whose real name is Maria Burciaga, said she woke up in her vehicle about 6 a.m. and found that her bag and cell phone had been stolen.

She's hoping that security video in the parking lot may have captured the assault, KTRK said.

According to About Magazine, all of her DJ engagements have been canceled until further notice.

An online account has been set up through the website gofundme.com to help pay her medical bills. The fund had collected more than $3,100 early May 7 toward a goal of $10,000.

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